Posted On: February 26, 2018
Fellowship
Media Organization: The Heinrich Böll Foundation
Company Description
The Heinrich Böll Foundation North America is the Washington, DC office of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, a political foundation affiliated with the Green Party of Germany. We act as a catalyst for green visions and projects, a think tank for policy reform, and an international network.
As a 501(c)(3) organization, we promote policy reform and political dialogue in our program areas through publications, public seminars, conferences, workshops, study tours and visitor programs. We seek to advance democracy and human rights, protect the environment and climate, and promote the peaceful resolution of conflicts. We also place particular emphasis on gender democracy, meaning social emancipation and equal rights for women and LGBTI communities.
Job Description
2018 TRANSATLANTIC MEDIA FELLOWSHIPS APPLICATION
The Transatlantic Media Fellowships support well-researched transatlantic journalism. Each year, we sponsor a select number of journalists from the US and Europe for an independent, five-day, transatlantic trip to research stories relevant to the foundation’s work on climate and energy policy, democracy and social policy, or foreign and security policy. Fellowships are selected annually and are open to journalists in any medium.
Please note that eligibility criteria differ by issue area.
What we offer
The Heinrich Böll Foundation North America offers a stipend of $3,500. The stipend is partially paid in advance to cover travel costs related to the project and partially paid after completion of the reporting.
Who can apply
We seek journalists with a strong track record of publications, working in any medium, who offer new perspectives on transatlantic policy debates.
We will give special consideration to journalists: from regional or local media outlets who can demonstrate that transatlantic reporting is a new and important perspective for their audience from diverse backgrounds who can offer lesser-heard perspectives
whose story ideas would be informative for regional or local policy debates who may not otherwise have the opportunity to conduct transatlantic research
Applicants for Climate & Energy Policy should either be: based in the US and demonstrate a strong motivation for engaging in research and reporting within the European Union and/or in Turkey; or based in Germany and demonstrate a strong motivation for engaging in research and reporting in the US.
Applicants for Democracy & Social Policy and Foreign & Security Policy should be: based in the US and demonstrate a strong motivation for engaging in research and reporting in the European Union and its neighboring countries.
Note: We do not require fellows to be citizens of either the US or the EU; however, fellows are responsible for securing their own visas, if necessary. We can provide a letter of support for the visa application process.
What's expected
Reporting: Each fellow is expected to publish content from their trip in any print or online medium no later than October 31, 2018. Reporting can be in the form of one longer, investigative piece, three shorter articles, or multimedia content (i.e., podcasts, videos, or photo essays).
Publication: Fellows must be able to either guarantee the publication of their pieces or to provide us with documentation of a completed story ready for publication. Fellows should demonstrate a strong track record of publications and/or media productions and should highlight this in their application.
Crediting the foundation: Fellows (and/or their employers) will retain full editorial control over the reporting but should credit the foundation for supporting their research. The Heinrich Böll Foundation retains the right to feature the final pieces on its website following their publication, either as an excerpt or in its complete form. In cases where publication with a media outlet cannot be secured, articles may be published on the website of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Active social media engagement: While traveling and developing their stories, fellows are expected to actively engage with the Heinrich Böll Foundation over Facebook,Twitter, and/or Instagram.
To Apply
Application website is located here: https://us.boell.org/2018/01/30/apply-2018-transatlantic-media-fellowship